After the baby shower was over, I stood in the middle of my living room, staring at a new crib full of unwrapped gifts. Flooded with gratitude, I still couldn’t help but think, “Will we really use all of this? Is there anything left that I need and don’t have? What do other parents use …

We’ve been told our whole lives that bringing a child into this world is always excruciating, complicated, and a medical emergency out of our control. Why are we expected to just roll over and accept this as absolute truth?
Nope, it’s 2019 and we don’t play that.